Oneida High School stages mock DWI crash

Oneida City Firefighters remove a victim during a mock DWI crash held at the high school on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in OneidaJOHN HAEGER-ONEIDA DAILY DISPATCH @ONEIDAPHOTO ON TWITTER

ONEIDA>> As is tradition at Oneida High School, the Thursday before junior prom is the day of a simulated driving while intoxicated crash the junior class is asked to view.

Every year, members of the senior class stage the tragedy for the junior class, school officials say.

This year’s edition depicted a two-car motor vehicle accident on prom night, where one car crossed the center line and hit another vehicle head-on. Alcohol was a factor in the simulated accident. The scene played out the moments beginning directly after the accident after a call would have been placed to 911 and police, fire departments and ambulance crews arrived on scene. Students were able to see police questioning those involved and conducting sobriety tests, emergency medical workers extracting injured persons from the vehicle. Distraught parents showed up on scene looking for their daughter, who was dead on the hood of one car.

The scene finished after the coroner showed up, declaring one girl dead; her body was removed in a hearse and the injured were transported by ambulance to the hospital.